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Border Mayors React To President Trump’s Prime-Time Address On Immigration

Houston Matters / Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on January 9, 2019 · Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz says Trump didn’t convince him. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling notes the President referred to the humanitarian aspect of the situation at the border.

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